Fort Worth: Exploring the City of Nicknames

Fort Worth isn’t short on nicknames: Cowtown, Panther City, Where the West Begins. Just don’t call it a Dallas suburb. It may be the second half of “Dallas-Fort Worth,” but The Big Juicy is a destination unto itself, with a sizzling food scene, first-rate music venues and world-class art. (Museum Capital of the Southwest, anyone?)

At Kimpton, we’re thrilled to be opening a downtown hotel in the Queen City of the Prairie. We’re restoring the century-old Farmers and Mechanics National Bank building, once the tallest building west of the Mississippi. As we anticipate our opening in spring 2021, we’ll reveal why boots are optional, but a good time is guaranteed in Fort Worth.

Fun at the Fort

You’ll find plenty to do in and around Fort Worth. A great place to start the day is The Trailhead at Clearfork, a community fitness mecca with outdoor yoga classes, a weekly Farmer’s Market, and 60 miles of riverfront trails for hiking and biking.

Fiddles to French Horns

It doesn’t get more Lone Star State than Billy Bob’s Texas, the world’s largest honky tonk. Listen to live music, sip a cold one at one of 30 bar stations, learn to line dance on the 2,000 square-foot dance floor, and watch professional bull riding. Live.

Local and national musicians show off their chops at Scat Jazz Club. Photo credit: Joshua Patterson on Unsplash

Way Beyond BBQ

By now you’ve worked up a Texas-sized appetite. Carnivores, delight: order grilled bone marrow at Clay Pigeon, known for their farm-fresh seasonal entrees. If you like your filet topped with black truffle butter, head to GRACE, a Fort Worth institution serving dishes like lamb belly dumplings and sustainable Regalis caviar.

Sipping in Style

After sunset, Fort Worth’s nightlife saddles up. Slip into Thompson’s Bookstore, an atmospheric old bar serving prohibition-era cocktails with literary monikers like Grapes of Wrath. For views with your booze, there’s Reata, where you can gaze over the city while drinking a Billionaire Margarita. Beer aficionados love The Flying Saucer, with its brew garden and massive beer list.

We can’t wait to see you in Fort Worth—or as some call it, Funkytown. Be sure to visit the Central Business District when Kimpton opens our adaptive-reuse hotel, featuring 232 guestrooms, a signature restaurant, two-story grand ballroom and a Penthouse Sky Bar with expansive views of this fast-growing Texas town.